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Sunday, December 30, 2007

MEGADETH Greatest Hits - Back to the Start digibook CD + DVD

Rajah 1: Muka depan

Ini special edition punya release, paling special sebab ianya digibook punya release. Yang ada di pasaran, single CD, CD+ DVD dan ini. Nasib aku baik dapat beli dengan harga yang agak murah.

Ini kompilasi yang kedua selepas Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years (2000) dan dirilis pada tahun 2005. Ikut info dari wikipedia, ini kompilasi sudah terjual 276K (tak tau bila punya info).

OK, yang menarik tentang ini rilis ialah of course, bonus DVD yang ada... dan digibook tu. Digibook ni macam ni, ianya macam digipak cuma hardcover dia memang keras. Keras gila macam hardcover buku. So that's why ianya dipanggil 'digibook'? Booklet yang ada dalam CD biasa tu dilekat pada hardcover tu, maka jadilah ianya digibook. Takde la complicated sangat.

Rajah 2: Muka 2 digibook

Rajah 3: Muka sebelum terakhir digibook

Apa ada dalam DVD?

* Kill the King - Mega-mix video
* "Megadeth Live" intro screen / Prince Of Darkness - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Holy Wars...The Punishment Due - Live footage, previously unreleased
* In My Darkest Hour - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Hangar 18 - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Sweating Bullets - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Symphony Of Destruction - Live footage, previously unreleased
* Peace Sells Live footage, previously unreleased
* Preview of upcoming 2 DVD release: "The Arsenal Of Megadeth"

Haaa... yang best Live Footage tu tangkap kat Filmore (Testament Live in Filmore?) dan ianya tidak pernah dirilis. Tahun rakaman, 1999. Oleh kerana ada lagu Prince of Darkness, maka ianya adalah live selepas album Risk dirilis.

Mix live footage ni tak diketahui. Aku tengok pakai notebook two-speakers je. Melalui speakers tu aku dengar mix gitar Friedman tenggelam sangat-sangat. Yang jelas, gitar Mustaine. Jelas sampai yang terkolap-terkolap pun dengar hahaha... tapi itu pun masa lagu ketiga BUKAN masa vokal pulak tu. Masa Mustaine vokal, memang cun gitar steady je. Memang terer dia nih!

Hanya last two songs je Friedman punya gitar bunyi jelas. OK la tu.

Masa ini zaman Mustaine masih endorse Jackson so dia main semua Flying V Jackson. Geram pulak aku tengok Jackson punya Flying V ni (walaupun Gibson is the tr0o). Aku browse eBay try cari kot2 ada Jackson punya versi, takde pulak. Dah kena sue agaknya Jackson ni. Friedman pulak pakai Jackson Kelly dia tulah, cuma ganti2 dengan lain kaler. Dia juga pakai Gibson SG dan Gibson LP. Setiap lagu, dia ganti gitar rasanya. Ellefson pulak pakai satu jenis je bass. Bass apa ntah aku tak amik port sangat. Drummer DeGrasso.

Video klip Kill The King just montage dari video-video klip Megadeth yang lama. So tak menarik la sangat walaupun lagu tu memang killer! Selain dari tu, ada trailer Arsenal of Megadeth.

Again A MUST BUY!!!

Rajah 4: Artwork pada CD

Rajah 5: Artwork pada DVD

Rajah 6: Muka 2 digibook

Saturday, December 29, 2007

IRON MAIDEN A Matter Of Life And Death CD + DVD

Rajah 1: Slipcase (kiri) dan jewel case (kanan)

Original CD aku dah ada tapi versi ni pun kena beli nampaknya untuk menjaga status aku sebagai peminat Iron Maiden tersohor (walaupun tak pi show Maiden di Melbourne, tak larat ah nak travel interstate... 800km tu... kalau kat Malaysia, dari Kangar ke Johor Bahru!).

Apa ada dalam?

Kat CD macam biasa semua lagu dalam versi CD only. So takde la apa special. Cuma packaging versi ni ada cardboard slipcase untuk protect jewel case. Cun!

Dalam DVD tu ada rencana mengenai pembikinan album ini. Bestest! Durasi dalam linkungan 30 minit. Temuramah dengan semua yang terlibat, bandboys dan produser Kevin Shirley. Antara yang menarik:

  • Steve Harris dan Bruce Dickinson berdiskusi tentang lirik dalam album ini. Harris mementingkan melodi daripada isi lirik kerana pada pandangannya orang yang dengar, nak dengar melodi dulu bukan lirik. Tapi Dickinson nakkan content yang mana terpaksa korban melodi tu kadang-kadang. Bestest! Check out ditribution of lyrics written by Harris and Dickinson... hahaha berperang tu!
Track listing

1. "Different World" (Music: Adrian Smith, Steve Harris; Lyrics: Harris) – 4:17
2. "These Colours Don't Run" (Music: Smith, Harris; Lyrics: Bruce Dickinson) – 6:52
3. "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" (Music: Smith, Harris; Lyrics: Dickinson, Harris) – 8:44
4. "The Pilgrim" (Music: Janick Gers, Harris; Lyrics: Harris) – 5:07
5. "The Longest Day" (Music: Smith, Harris; Lyrics: Dickinson) – 7:48
6. "Out of the Shadows" (Music: Dickinson, Harris; Lyrics: Dickinson) – 5:36
7. "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (Music: Dave Murray, Harris; Lyrics: Harris) – 7:21
8. "For the Greater Good of God" (Music & Lyrics: Harris) – 9:24
9. "Lord of Light" (Music: Smith, Harris; Lyrics: Dickinson) – 7:23
10. "The Legacy" (Music: Gers, Harris; Lyrics: Harris) – 9:20

  • Apa instrument yang depa pakai dalam album ini? Adrian Smith pakai Gibson Les Paul yang katanya dibeli dengan harga lebih kurang 300 pound masa umur 17 tahun. Masih solid lagi! Dan dalam video tu ada juga dia pakai Gibson SG. Dave Murray pakai Fender Stratocaster yang Fender custom-made-kan untuk beliau. Steve Harris pakai bass (apa ntah) yang kalau korang perasan (aku pun tak perasan), yang dia punya pickup guard warna platinum tu. Dah berapa kali tukar warna. Terkini dalam DVD, warna cream. Sementara Nicko McBrain pakai snare yang dia beli berapa puluh tahun lepas yang katanya bunyi THE BESTEST!
  • Cara produksi dan rekoding yang berbeza untuk album ini. Selalunya rekod instrument by instrument atau jam sekali semua. Last sekali baru mix, kan? Album ni lain. Depa rekod satu lagu, kemudian mix terus! So one by one, lagu siap rekod sekali mix
Lain-lain? Sendiri beli la mau tengok hahahah... Ada video klip The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (Siapa itu Benjamin? Hanya Harris je tau) dan Different World.

Additional info dari wikipedia,

"DVD documentary

In addition to the standard CD release, A Matter of Life and Death was also released in a limited edition version which contains a bonus DVD. The DVD, which has a total runtime of nearly one hour, contains a half-hour documentary, plus videos and photos all shot whilst the band were making the album. The documentary "The Making of A Matter of Life and Death", directed by Matthew Amos (director of The Early Days and Death on the Road DVD documentaries), features candid video footage shot largely by Kevin Shirley himself during the recording of the album giving a behind-the-scenes look at life in the studio. The bonus DVD also features the full video promo for "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", and a special intimate filming of the band recording "Different World" in the studio. The album is also available as a limited edition double picture disc vinyl in gatefold sleeve, and as a digital download."

The album went gold in Finland in its first week. This gold record became Maiden's 8th from Finland. The album sold over 220,000 copies worldwide in its first week of release and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide in 3 weeks. It entered at no. 4 in the world album chart, no. 1 in ten countries, no. 4 in the UK charts, no. 2 in Canada, no. 4 in India , and for the first time entered the U.S. top 10 at no. 9 with sales of over 56,000. An update on Iron Maiden's official website states that "In just the first week the new album has shipped over a million copies worldwide and impacted on the charts pretty well everywhere in the world". In doing so it has charted in the top 20 in 34 countries worldwide.

Year Chart Position
2006 Brazil Top 100 #1
2006 Canadian Album Charts #2
2006 German Album Charts #1
2006 UK Album Charts #4
2006 U.S. Billboard 200 #9
2006 U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums #4
2006 India #2
2006 Switzerland #2
2006 Spain #4
2006 Finland #1
2006 Greece #1
2006 Italy #1
2006 Turkey #2
2006 Sweden #1
2006 Australia #12
2006 Slovenia #1
2006 Croatia #1
2006 Poland #1
2006 Hungary #2
2006 Czech Republic #1

The album went 2xPlatinum in India (40,000+), Platinum in Finland (30,000+), and gold in: UK (100,000+), Brazil (50,000+) Sweden (30,000+), Greece (10,000+), Canada (50,000+), Italy (40,000+) and Switzerland (15,000+).

Malaysia? Tak masuk chart pasal mat Metal semua main download je... sucks!!!

A MUST BUY!!!
Rajah 2: Artwork pada CD

Rajah 3: Artwork pada DVD

ARTIFICIAL SHOWCASE 12 Jan 2008 MCPA, Kuala Lumpur

Untuk mereka yang berada di tanahair... Ini baik punya pasal banyak band bestest dok ada... Band aku pun ada tapi aku tak main la sebab masih di perantauan huhuhu... Sape-sape yang sudi buat ulasan gig ni dalam blog Krenmaut, aku belanja Pepsi hahaha...

Klik itu flyer untuk besar punya size. Kalau korang tak tau kat mana itu MCPA, bawah ni aku kasi dia punya map. OK!!!

W.A.S.P. The Crimson Idol Australian Tour 2008

W.A.S.P.!!! On Australian soil! For the first time. YES!!! Check it out bebeh...

W.A.S.P. Australian Tour 2008 confirmed dates & venues:

with very special guests The POOR

4 SHOWS ONLY

APRIL 08 - SYDNEY - METRO THEATRE
APRIL 10 - BRISBANE - THE TIVOLI
APRIL 13 - ADELAIDE - THEBARTON THEATRE
APRIL 15 - MELBOURNE - FORUM THEATRE

Tickets on sale Monday January 14th 2008.

www.ticketek.com.au
www.venuetix.com.au

See W.A.S.P. for the first time on Australian soil
They will be performing 2 gigantic sets
SET 1: The Crimson Idol album in its entirety
SET 2: A mix of old classics and new

Tiket belum lagi dijual. Jangan mahal sangat sudah. Aku akan beli punya. Tak tahan tu tengok itenary Set 1 dan Set 2. TheBarton tu venue biasa aku tengok Slayer dan Gigantour 2007 kat situ le. Dewan tu. BESTEST!!!!


AIRBOURNE Runnin Wild 11 Jan 2008


Hahaha... tiket gig dah beli! Tapi CD tak beli lagi. Tipikal Malaysian mat Metal? Nanti ahh... aku beli punya.

AIRBOURNE? Mana punya band ni? Ini band Melbourne mari. Apsal depa best? Pasal aku minat AC/DC. Sebab AC/DC aku layan The Jet. Tapi The Jet sekarang dah glamour. Datang Adelaide pun main venue besar tiket mahal. Lagipun depa dah mellow sikit. Tak berapa AC/DC sekarang ni.

AIRBOURNE lain sikit. Depa punya leaning lebih rock n roll dari The Jet. Dalam biografi depa, nak menunjukkan betapa kencangnya mereka dengan rock n roll "It comes from growing up in Warrnambool and being pissed off with people telling us that all the bands we listened to were old and we should be playing Blink-182,” explains Ryan of the band’s explosive live show. “So we always go onstage and try to prove a point about how good rock ‘n’ roll is.

So ceritanya AIRBOURNE pun dah glamer sekarang ni. Dah sign dengan Roadrunner. Oleh kerana itu mereka nak migrate permanently ke US. Untuk itu, mereka bikin farewell national Australian tour. Yang best tiket pun murah... $13 je... yes! Tak boleh lepaskan peluang ini.

Sebelum masuk gig, aku akan beli CD don't worry hahahaha... OK, kasi layan depa punya video klip kat bawah ni. Best tak? Kan aku dah cakap!



Wednesday, December 12, 2007

TORCH Ayuh musnahkan semua khinzir dari muka bumi ini!

Sejarah Jorn dalam arena Metal underground seingat aku dah menjangkau 20 tahun. Bermula dengan band CATARRH, mengeluarkan beberapa demo dan EP yang mana akhirnya Jorn menarik diri dengan terhormat dan menubuhkan TORCH yang mengekalkan imej Metal lebih dari CATARRH yang berkonsepkan Thrash + Core. Malahan sejarah Jorn dengan aku sendiri mempunyai cerita sendiri. Ketika aku menuntut di UTM di tahun pertama (1993), Jorn sudah pun berada di tahun akhir. Di UTM, kami bersama beberapa rakan Metal yang lain menubuhkan band ala-Burzum bernama INFERNAL FLAMES. Kenangan yang tak boleh dilupakan bersama INFERNAL FLAMES ialah dimana aku dan Jorn menjadi lead guitarist, menyolo ala rock dalam kumpulan Black Metal! Hahaha....

Keunikan dalam mana-mana band yang diketuai oleh Jorn ialah liriknya! Ya liriknya! Dengan CATARRH, ianya dipenuhi dengan adegan seksi lagak seorang teruna yang nak kawin cepat hahaha... Dengan TORCH, beliau menggunakan kreativitinya merungkai pelbagai persoalan dunia antaranya, The Raging Bull yang mengisahkan tentang lembu yang mengamuk ketika ia mahu disembelih (berlaku di dalam sebuah kampung) dan Scapegoat yang mengisahkan tentang 'anu' si suami dipotong disebabkan kecurangan si suami (semuanya dalam EP "The State of Unconciousness").

Yang terbaru, Iron Curtain, keseluruhan album ditulis mengenai tragedi hitam Jorn ditahan polis ketika mengadakan gig di Seremban. KESELURUHAN 21 buah lagu dalam album tersebut! Bagaimana seseorang boleh fokus dengan satu perkara dengan jumlah lagu sebegitu is totally beyond my imagination tetapi ia menunjukkan sesuatu yang istimewa di dalam persembahan TORCH.

Namun walaupun album Iron Curtain ini nampak seakan album pertama mereka selepas The State of Unconciousness, tetapi sebenarnya album mereka yang pertama sebenar-benarnya ialah Nuclear Doom yang sehingga kini tersimpan dalam simpanan Muzik Box yang sudah lebih 2 tahun tidak merilisnya. Sebab? Itu akan dijawab sendiri oleh Jorn sendiri.

Album Iron Curtain ini adalah satu produk DIY. Walaupun kalah dari segi produksi tetapi dari segi kreativiti ia menang. Harapan besar untuk aku dan TORCH sendiri supaya ianya dapat direkod semula dalam studio yang lebih sesuai kerana sesuatu yang bagus, baik disebarkan keseluruhannya. Gabungan melodi twin guitar oleh Jorn dan Din sangat infectious ditambah dengan liriknya yang penuh bermakna!

1. Apa cerita album yang sepatutnya dirilis oleh Muzik Box tu? Tajuk album pun dah lupa...

[ album Nuclear Doom tu?? .. wallahu alam la sam, aku pon x tahu bila nak rilis, maybe padil still kumpul capital kot .. maklum la ekonomi skang lom stabil lagi]

2. Apakah tindakan selanjutnya untuk meriliskan ia?
[ apa nak buat sam .. still tunggu dan lihat je lahhh ... maybe setahun dua lagi rilis la kot!]

3. Apa peranan album Iron Curtain? Adakah ianya album selepas album yang tak dirilis oleh Muzik Box atau bagaimana?
[ maybe nak dipanggil album ntah layak ke idak .. tapi sebetulnya kehidupan kena diteruskan, kreativiti tetap berjalan .. rase tak berbaloi pulak kalu kepala makin berat dengan fail2 ide baru jadi tu la kaedahnye .. sepatutnya jadi follow up kepada Nuclear Doom tapi takdirnye dah jadi "1st album", kitorang redho je lahh .. at least dapat gak kasi member2 dengan stuff2 baru torch. buatnye nanti rilis Nuclear Doom tu maybe ada risiko ahhh, iyelah stail dah totally berbeza walaupun elemen torch tu ada tapi tu la sam .. kehidupan mesti diteruskan]4. Iron Curtain boleh dikatakan sebagai konsep album kerana ia berkisar tentang tragedi hitam di Seremban?
[ sebetulnye aku sendiri x pasti samada nak dipanggil konsep album ke theme album ke iron curtain ni .. tapi tu la, dek kerana kemarahan dan kesedihan yang tak dapat dibendung akibat teraniaya sampai ke tahap gitu, so ide wordings tu datang sendiri sampai tahap sume lagu cter benda yang sama .. maybe buleh dipanggil biografi audio tentang peristiwa yang tak mungkin dapat dilupakan seumur hidup tu isk isk isk .. sedih sam! ]

5. Adakah rakaman low bajet seperti Iron Curtain akan diteruskan untuk album seterusnya?
[ depends ahh ... kalu duit & deal ada buleh la try kat studio betul pasni kan .. cuma keadaannya aritu masa rekoding ni memang trauma ya amat la sam, kuarga kitorang sampai tak bagi kitorang masok studio rekoding pon takut2 kena raid, memang sampai ke tahap itu nye trauma la akibat peristiwa itam tu .. skang onwards maybe back to normal la dari segi rekoding ni tapi gigs??? lom sampai keyakinan lagi]

6. Teknologi yang berkembang memudahkan band untuk meriliskan sendiri albumnya. Apakah implikasi ini kepada muzik underground secara keseluruhannya?
[ elok la tu, suma kalu ada ikhtiar leh afford studio sendirik maybe kat bilik tido sendirik pon .. tapi tu la, jangan ikot la stail kitorang .. qualiti memang hampeh abisss, kalu nak buat, pastikan la qualiti nye setara dengan hasil rekoding studio betul. tu aje .. dari segi implikasi ni tak tau la aku nak jawab sam ..

7. Gig kini menjadi seolah-olah taboo kepada Torch. Bagaimana untuk menghadapi phobia ini?
[ tak tau la sampai bila sam .. sebab impak dia bukan setakat kat kitorang aje tapi seluruh kuarga sampai mak ayah suma risau tau! memang bebanan dia tak tertanggung kekadang .. so kalu gian pon, kitorang decide guna medium yang agak "terang" sket ahhh misainye show kenduri kawin ke atau betel of the band ke .. kira yang authority-friendly la gitu .. harap2 benda ni tak berpanjangan atau kalau dah takdirnya keyakinan kuarga dalam hal ni tak dapat2 sampai bebila, kitorang redho aje, dah qada & qadar, kitorang terima jer ]

8. Torch dikenali sebagai band yang sangat berinspirasi dari Iron Maiden terutamanya di bahagian gitar. Adakah Torch mengakuinya atau cuba menafikannya?
[ memang pun hehehe .. tapi progression chord yang synonim dengan Iron Maiden cam E-C-D dan harmony part yang sedap madap tu kitorang x pakai sangat ahhh, kitorang try create melodi harmoni yang merepek sket .. as for overall lagu, we still utilise death/thrash riff yang kitorang familiar sekian lama }

9. Bagaimana membahagi minat muzik bersama band dengan karier dan keluarga?
[ buat sekali harung la sam .. sambil rehat2 dengan kuarga mase tu la gentel gitar hahaha .. tapi nak jam tu tak lama sangat laaa, setakat sejam dua gitu .. lain2 masa family diutamakan hehe ]

10. Akhir kata?
[ terima kasih la sam sebab sudi gak interview kitorang .. harap2 satu hari nanti dapat gak keyakinan balik untuk beraksi di gig tanpa risau kena raid hahaha tapi bila??? ]


http://www.myspace.com/kugirantorch


Album IRON CURTAIN boleh didapati dari NECROPAPIC RECORDS di http://www.myspace.com/kugirantorch

Monday, November 19, 2007

MORBID ANGEL Discography

Sekali harung punya beli. Not a complete discography tapi banyak le jugak dapat. Sebenarnya, sebelum pembelian ini pun tak ada pun walau sekeping CD Morbid Angel. So tinggal first two albums je untuk melengkapkan discography Morbid Angel ni. Ada sape2 nak trade?

Abominations of Desolation
Abominations of Desolation was a unreleased album by the band Morbid Angel. While it was originally recorded in 1986, the band did not release it at the time due to their dissatisfaction with the final product. These recordings would later be released (in 1991) at the decision of the band's record label, Earache Records. Trey has stated in interviews that this release is non-canonical and was primarily to eliminate the need for the low quality bootlegs that were being sold at the time.


The completed versions of these raw recordings may be found throughout the first three official Morbid Angel albums:

* "Chapel of Ghouls", "Lord of All Fevers and Plague", and "Evil Spells" (the retitled "Welcome To Hell") feature on Altars of Madness.
* A truncated version of "Unholy Blasphemies", "The Ancient Ones" (the retitled "Azagthoth"), and "Abominations" feature on Blessed Are the Sick.
* "Angel of Disease" found its way onto Covenant, though maintains a lo-fi aesthetic like the original, alienating it from the rest of the album.
* "Hell Spawn" made it onto Formulas Fatal to the Flesh as "Hellspawn: The Rebirth".

Track listing

1. "The Invocation/Chapel of Ghouls" – 7:11
2. "Unholy Blasphemies" – 4:00
3. "Angel of Disease" – 5:35
4. "Azagthoth" – 5:49
5. "The Gate/Lord of All Fevers" – 5:55
6. "Hell Spawn" – 2:32
7. "Abominations" – 4:20
8. "Demon Seed" – 2:12
9. "Welcome to Hell" – 4:56

Credits

* Mike Browning - vocals, drums
* Trey Azagthoth - guitar
* Sterling von Scarborough - bass guitar

Covenant

Covenant is the third official full-length album by death metal band Morbid Angel. It was released on June 22, 1993. Often cited as the band's best work, this album represented Morbid Angel's first foray into the "mainstream", being signed onto Giant Records and having the music video for "God of Emptiness" shown on Beavis and Butt-head. The style is more akin to the slower drawlings of the previous album Blessed are the Sick, but darker and more disturbing in approach.

Much of the lyrics, written by David Vincent, could be considered Morbid Angel's most evil and Satanic.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, Covenant is one of the bestselling death metal albums of all time, with sales of over 127,000

Track listing

1. "Rapture" (Trey Azagthoth, David Vincent) – 4:18
2. "Pain Divine" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 3:58
3. "World of Shit (The Promised Land)" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 3:20
4. "Vengeance Is Mine" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 3:15
5. "Lion's Den" (Vincent) – 4:45
6. "Blood on My Hands" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 3:43
7. "Angel of Disease" (Azagthoth) – 6:15
8. "Sworn to the Black" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 4:01
9. "Nar Mattarru" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 2:06
10. "God of Emptiness" (Azagthoth, Vincent) – 5:27
* "I: The Accuser"
* "II: The Tempter"

Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - Guitar, Keyboard
* Pete Sandoval - Drums
* David Vincent - Bass, Vocals


Domination
Domination is the fourth full-length studio album by death metal band Morbid Angel. This was to be Morbid Angel's last album under Giant Records before the company filed for bankruptcy. They ended up signing back on to their old label, Earache Records for their next few albums.

The original cover is shown here. Today, a different cover exists with the picture shown at a different angle. Initial copies came in a green jewelcase. There was also a limited edition "Slime Pack" planned, which was never released after several packs leaked before shipping and the slime-substance was found to be toxic.

While still retaining their traditional death metal sound, much of the music has more of a "sludge" sounding feel to it, causing much criticism within the band's fanbase. The music video for Where the Slime Live got a decent amount of MTV time.

Track listing

1. "Dominate" – 2:39 (Azagthoth/Vincent)
2. "Where the Slime Live" – 5:26 (Azagthoth/Vincent)
3. "Eyes to See, Ears to Hear" – 3:52 (Rutan/Azagthoth/Vincent)
4. "Melting" – 1:20 (Rutan)
5. "Nothing But Fear" – 4:31 (Rutan/Vincent)
6. "Dawn of the Angry" – 4:39 (Azagthoth/Vincent)
7. "This Means War" – 3:12 (Rutan/Vincent)
8. "Caesar's Palace" – 6:20 (Azagthoth/Vincent)
9. "Dreaming" – 2:17 (Azagthoth)
10. "Inquisition (Burn with Me)" – 4:33 (Azagthoth/Vincent)
11. "Hatework" – 5:47 (Rutan/Vincent)

Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - Guitars, Keyboard
* Pete Sandoval - Drums
* David Vincent - Bass, Vocals
* Erik Rutan - Guitars, Keyboards

Entangled in Chaos
Entangled in Chaos: Live is the first official live recording album by the death metal band Morbid Angel. It was recorded during the 1996 European tour.

Track listing

1. "Immortal Rites"
2. "Blasphemy"
3. "Sworn to the Black"
4. "Lord of All Fevers & Plague"
5. "Blessed are the Sick"
6. "Day of Suffering"
7. "Chapel of Ghouls"
8. "Maze of Torment"
9. "Rapture"
10. "Blood on My Hands"
11. "Dominate"

Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - Guitars
* Erik Rutan - Guitars
* Pete Sandoval - Drums
* David Vincent - Bass, Vocals

Formulas Fatal to the Flesh
Formulas Fatal to the Flesh is the fifth full-length studio album (excluding release of Abominations of Desolation) by death metal band Morbid Angel. The title of this album is a biblical reference: it contains the letter "F" - the 6th letter of the alphabet - capitalised three times, which refers to the Number of the Beast, 666. This is the first album to introduce singer/bassist Steve Tucker replacing David Vincent and having a good amount of lyrics written in Sumerian.

Style-wise, this is Morbid Angel at their most chaotic and fierce, harkening back to their older days (more reminiscent to Altars of Madness rather than the previous Domination). The tunings for this record as on Covenant and Domination remained Eb, but Trey Azagthoth used a 7 string guitar tuned to Bb as well which basically adds a 7th string, tuned to Bb while retaining 6 string tuned to Eb. Tuning on this record is Eb AND Bb.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Trey Azagthoth except - "Ascent Through the Spheres" and "Hymnos Rituales De Guerra", written by Pete Sandoval.

1. "Heaving Earth" – 3:54
2. "Prayer of Hatred" – 4:28
3. "Bil Ur-Sag" – 2:30
4. "Nothing is Not" – 4:44
5. "Chambers of Dis" – 3:30
6. "Disturbance in the Great Slumber" – 2:32
7. "Umulamahri" – 4:34
8. "Hellspawn: The Rebirth" – 2:43
9. "Covenant of Death" – 6:08
10. "Hymn to a Gas Giant" – 1:04
11. "Invocation of the Continual One" – 9:47
12. "Ascent through the Spheres" – 2:02
13. "Hymnos Rituales de Guerra" – 2:43
14. "Trooper" – 0:55

Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
* Pete Sandoval - Drums, Percussion
* Steve Tucker - Bass, Vocals

Gateways To Annihilation
Gateways To Annihilation is the sixth studio album by the death metal band Morbid Angel (excluding the release of Abominations of Desolation and Entangled in Chaos) .

This album saw a some what of a dramatic change in musical style as the speed-laden intensity of the previous album Formulas Fatal to the Flesh was abandoned for a slower, more droning style, reminiscent of Blessed are the Sick. This is also the first album in which Steve Tucker contributed lyrics and music to the band.

Dan Seagrave is the painter of the album cover. He has also painted album covers for Suffocation, and similarities can be found between the album cover of this album and Suffocation's Souls to Deny cover. Whereas the picture shown for this cover is the upper right section of the full picture, the Suffocation cover is a picture of the lower left section.

Track listing

1. "Kawazu" (Azagthoth) – 0:35
2. "Summoning Redemption" (Azagthoth, Tucker) – 7:16
3. "Ageless, Still I Am" (Azagthoth, Tucker) – 5:18
4. "He Who Sleeps" (Tucker) – 4:04
5. "To the Victor the Spoils" (Tucker, Azagthoth) – 3:43
6. "At One with Nothing" (Azagthoth, Tucker) – 4:33
7. "Opening of the Gates" (Tucker, Azagthoth) – 5:15
8. "Secured Limitations" (Azagthoth) – 4:39
9. "Awakening" (Rutan) – 1:21
10. "I" (Azagthoth, Tucker) – 3:50
11. "God of the Forsaken" (Rutan, Tucker) – 3:49

Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - guitar, vocals
* Erik Rutan - guitar, keyboards
* Pete Sandoval - drums
* Steve Tucker - bass guitar, vocals

Heretic

Heretic is the seventh studio album by the death metal band Morbid Angel.

Stylistically, this album tends to move between the two differing styles Morbid Angel has toyed with in the past, with moments of powerful speed (Formulas… and Altars…) mixing with moments of atmospheric slowness (Blessed…, Gateways…). This is also the only album made not to be recorded at Morrisound Studios and the band's final release under Earache Records, as the band decided not to renew its contract.

The song "Born Again" is actually the outro guitar solo from the song "Secured Limitations" off Gateways to Annihilation.

Track listing

1. "Cleansed in Pestilence (Blade of Elohim)" – 4:35
2. "Enshrined by Grace" – 4:27
3. "Beneath the Hollow" – 4:20
4. "Curse the Flesh" – 3:35
5. "Praise the Strength" – 5:16
6. "Stricken Arise" – 4:10
7. "Place of Many Deaths" – 4:13
8. "Abyssous" – 1:30
9. "God of Our Own Divinity" – 6:21
10. "Within thy Enemy" – 3:17
11. "Memories of the Past" – 3:18
12. "Victorious March of Reign the Conqueror" – 2:37
13. "Drum Check" – 2:51
14. "Born Again" – 2:35

[edit] Bonus tracks

The album contains additional tracks after "Born Again". Many of these are silent, while some contain guitar solos or ambiance (notably the sound effects from "Place of Many Deaths" on "Tortured Souls"). When ripped to a computer, the tracks with solos or songs have mostly comical names. The disc has 44 tracks, and, according to interviews with Trey Azagthoth, the tracks' numbers and duration have some meaning.

Tracks not listed are silent. Names given are taken directly from the CD-Text on the disc.

30. "Inflections" – 1:35

35. "Tortured Souls" – 3:50 (sound effects from "Place of Many Deaths")

41. "Terror of MechaGodzilla Lava!" – 0:33
42. "Triplet Lava!!" – 0:51
43. "Doomcreeper" – 4:30 (instrumental version of "Beneath the Hollow")
44. "Laff" – 0:18

[edit] Bonus Levels

A few pressings of the album were made with an extra disc called Bonus Levels. The first six tracks are all songs off the first disc, with synthesized drums and no vocals. The remaining tracks are guitar solos.

1. "Beneath the Hollow" instrumental – 4:25
2. "Curse the Flesh" instrumental – 3:34
3. "Within Thy Enemy" instrumental – 3:16
4. "God of Our Own Divinity" instrumental – 6:13
5. "Praise the Strength" instrumental – 5:15
6. "Place of Many Deaths" instrumental – 4:06
7. "Beneath the Hollow" guitar solo – 0:23
8. Guitar solo – 0:16
9. "Praise the Strength" guitar solo – 0:16
10. "God of Our Own Divinity" guitar solo – 0:36
11. Guitar solo – 0:28
12. Guitar solo – 0:24
13. Guitar solo – 0:28
14. Guitar solo – 0:38
15. Guitar solo – 0:24
16. Guitar solo – 0:30
17. Guitar solo – 0:32
18. Guitar solo – 0:38


Credits

* Trey Azagthoth - guitars, vocals
* Pete Sandoval - drums
* Steve Tucker - bass guitar, vocals

Pakej khas DREAM THEATER

Wohoooo... sape nak sponsor aku tiket ni??? $350 tu kira RM1000 tu hahaha... takpelah, ketaksuban aku tak sampai macam tu lagi.

Dream Theater Meet and Greet packages for all 5 Australian dates

Here is the description for the Meet and Greet packages for all 5 Australian dates. The package is limited to only 50 tickets per show. Tickets go on sale to the public on November 30th.

Dream Theater Meet and Greet Package - Australia 2008 ($350 AUD)
  • One Premium Reserved Seated Ticket within the first 6 rows in front the stage, or GA PIT ticket (where applicable)
  • Exclusive Preshow Meet and Greet with Dream Theater
  • Autograph session (includes 8X10 Dream Theater photo)
  • Personal Photograph with the band
  • Official Dream Theater Meet and Greet VIP Laminate
Please note:
This unique meet and greet experience is your opportunity to interact directly with Dream Theater!
This special meet and greet will begin before showtime.
Meet and greet instructions will be emailed to each confirmed guest (2) weeks prior to show date.
During the autograph session, guests are encouraged to bring Dream Theater memorabilia for the band to sign (please limit up to 2 items per guest, guitars included).
All tickets will be sent via regular mail. Official laminate and 8X10 photo will be distributed at the meet and greet session.

Limited time offer.
All packages sold in Australian Dollars.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

DREAM THEATER Australian tour 2008!

FINALLY!!! Aku pastikan tiket dibeli pada 30/11 ni. Harap-harap tak melepas macam Iron Maiden tu. Nasib baik ada show di Adelaide. Aku ni dah le malas nak pergi interstate. Mahal wooo kos nak travel.

All shows will be "An Evening With Dream Theater" (same with all Asian dates)

Tickets for all shows will be on sale starting November 30th, 2007.
Click on the venue names for ticket outlets.

Date Location Venue
FriJan 25, 2008 Perth, Australia Showgrounds
SunJan 27, 2008 Adelaide, Australia Showgrounds
TueJan 29, 2008 Melbourne, Australia Festival Hall Phone 136 100 or Festival Hall Box Office
WedJan 30, 2008 Sydney, Australia The Horden (phone 132 849)
FriFeb 01, 2008 Brisbane, Australia Riverstage

IMMORTAL Live In Adelaide 14/3/2008

Aku bukanlah peminat kental Immortal tetapi kalau nak banding Black Metal Norway yang lain, aku prefer la depa ni dengan Darkthrone. Walaupun imej mereka dikatakan sebagai "pak lawak" tetapi muzik depa sedap-sedap belaka. Ingat nak turun tengok tapi tiket MAHAL! $70. Kemungkinan besar tak pergi tapi kalau ada sape-sape nak sponsor, why not?

END'S YEAR NIGHTMARE 29/12/2007


Excited gak gig ni sebab dah lama di Ipoh tiada gig campur Metal + genre lain. Cassandra pun ada tu. Siapa yang boleh review gig ini untuk blog ni pun bagus jugak. Maklumlah, aku beribu batu dari tanahair. Ada siapa yang berani?

Highlight, CASSANDRA, NEFTARAKA dan DARK REGIME sebab itu je band yang aku familiar. Tapi ikut list bands tu, semua menarik!

MEGADETH Live Trax (Japan) with Obi

EP yang hanya dirilis di Japan. Rilisan Jepun memang banyak yang pelik-pelik. Harga pun boleh tahan. Nasib baik aku dapat yang murah.

Live Trax is an EP by Megadeth released in 1997.

Track 1 was labeled only as "Reckoning Day", making "Peace Sells" a hidden track. Tracks 1-4 were recorded at the Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, Arizona, July 13th, 1997. Tracks 5-6 were recorded at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, February 25th, 1995.

1. "Reckoning Day ("Peace Sells" as a Hidden Track)"
2. "Angry Again"
3. "Use the Man"
4. "She-Wolf"
5. "Tornado of Souls"
6. "A Tout le Monde"

DEATH remasters Leprosy, Spiritual Healing dan Individual Thought Patterns

DEATH - Leprosy (remaster)
Album kedua Death yang klasik yang dikatakan peminatnya sebagai album terbaik Death. Penampilan Rick Rozz dengan wailing tremolo works nya memang menangkap imaginasi peminat ketika itu. Lagu Pull The Plug merupakan anthem genre Death Metal sepanjang zaman.

Leprosy is the second album released by Death in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first example of Scott Burns' work heard on many of the death metal and grindcore albums of that era.

All music written by Chuck Schuldiner and Rick Rozz, unless stated. All lyrics written by Chuck Schuldiner.

1. "Leprosy" (Schuldiner) – 6:19
2. "Born Dead" – 3:25
3. "Forgotten Past" – 4:33
4. "Left to Die" – 4:35
5. "Pull the Plug" (Schuldiner) – 4:25
6. "Open Casket" – 4:53
7. "Primitive Ways" (Rozz) – 4:20
8. "Choke on It" – 5:54

DEATH - Spiritual Healing (remaster)
Walaupun tremolo works Rick Rozz sangat menarik namun tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa teknikaliti beliau terhad dan menyebabkan beliau ditendang keluar dari Death. James Murphy yang merupakan bekas gitaris Agent Steel yang mempunyai gaya solo neo-klasikal yang lebih berkemampuan menjadi pilihan Chuck dan ini ternyata pilihan yang bijak. Album ini sangat teknikal pada zamannya dan solo James yang agak luar biasa dalam genre Death Metal begitu membuka mata peminatnya tentang ruang-ruang yang masih ada untuk Death Metal berkembang. Pada aku, ini album yang brilliant dan membuka ruang kepada band baru Death Metal untuk terus mengorak langkah menyemarakkan genre muzik ini.

Spiritual Healing is the third album released by Death in February 1990. The title comes from the era when faith healer Peter Popoff was exposed on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson by James Randi as a fraud.

The members of Death stayed in a single motel room at the Safari Inn, near Busch Gardens, for the entire six weeks the album was recorded and mixed, although bassist Terry Butler and drummer Bill Andrews frequently went home as they lived in the Tampa area. New guitarist James Murphy had his first taste of the strange in-humour of the other band members and their manager during all of this time confined to close quarters in the studio and motel.

1. "Living Monstrosity" (Chuck Schuldiner) – 5:08
2. "Altering the Future" (Schuldiner, Terry Butler) – 5:34
3. "Defensive Personalities" (Schuldiner, Butler) – 4:45
4. "Within the Mind" (Schuldiner, James Murphy) – 5:34
5. "Spiritual Healing" (Schuldiner) – 7:44
6. "Low Life" (Schuldiner, Murphy, Butler) – 5:23
7. "Genetic Reconstruction" (Schuldiner, Murphy, Butler) – 4:52
8. "Killing Spree" (Schuldiner, Murphy) – 4:16

DEATH - Individual Thought Patterns (remaster)
Seakan mahu berterusan progress tanpa terhad dengan kemampuan ahli yang lain, Chuck menggunakan khidmat superstar Metal dan menggabungkannya dalam album ini iaitu Gene Hoglan - Drums (Dark Angel), Andy LaRocque - Guitar (King Diamond) dan Steve DiGiorgio - Fretless Bass (Sadus). Hasilnya, sebuah album yang sangat teknikal dan melodik pada masa yang sama. Solo gitar Andy memang sentiasa aku tunggu (maklumlah, peminat kental King Diamond). Ternyata, Chuck adalah genius dalam citarasa Death Metal dan sangat baik executionnya.

Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth album by Death, released in 1993.

Stylistically, the album continues to expand on the technical, progressive style that began with Human, and considerably more jazzy as well. More so than any other Death album, Chuck shared solos with his second guitarist, Andy LaRocque. It is included in Guitar Player Magazine's Metal Guitar albums Top 20. The album is also the first of two Death albums to feature renowned drummer Gene Hoglan, and the last to feature fretless bassist Steve DiGiorgio.

This album contains Death's best known song, The Philosopher, which featured a music video that received airplay on MTV and was even reviewed by Beavis & Butthead. According to Metal-Rules.com, it is the 100th greatest heavy metal album of all time. [1] Also according to Metal-Rules, it is the 11th greatest extreme metal album of all time.

1. "Overactive Imagination" – 3:28
2. "In Human Form" – 3:55
3. "Jealousy" – 3:39
4. "Trapped in a Corner" – 4:11
5. "Nothing Is Everything" – 3:16
6. "Mentally Blind" – 4:45
7. "Individual Thought Patterns" – 4:00
8. "Destiny" – 4:04
9. "Out of Touch" – 4:19
10. "The Philosopher" – 4:10

all English info taken from wikipedia

MARTIRE s/t 1991

Aku dengan keluarga pergi pasar Ahad di Adelaide dan ketika dok belek-belek CD 2nd yang ada, terpegang CD ni. Eh, pelik ni. Yang menarik, ini band local Adelaide. Terus beli harga pun $3 je. Balik rumah pasang, ala-ala Death-thrash Brazil dan bestial Metal ala Destroyer 666. Famous Australia dengan style macam ni. Aku minta info dari forum Adelaide Metal, rupa-rupanya ada lagi band ni. Kiranya antara band paling otai di Adelaide ni.

EP, Dominator Records 1991

Released on CD in 1991 by Dominator Records. Later re-released on vinyl as 7" by
Merciless Records.
Re-released by NWN! in 2007 on 12'' vinyl. Regular version on heavy 180 gram
vinyl in a gatefold jacket and includes a poster. Die Hard version on picture
disc in a gatefold jacket and includes poster, patch, and sticker.

1. Slut 00:42
2. Apocalypse 01:54
3. Hellchrist 02:47
4. Peace Keeper 02:11
5. Hell-A-Caust 04:12
6. Thou Shalt Burn 03:30
Total playing time 15:18

info taken from www.metal-archives.com

Monday, November 12, 2007

GIGANTOUR 12th Nov 2007 - Adelaide - Thebarton Theatre

MEGADETH
DEVIL DRIVER
STATIC X

LACUNA COIL

Adapun tiket show ni aku beli pada hari pertama ianya dijual. Excited gila. Aku tak excited pada semua band cuma pada Megadeth saja. Kalau dapat tengok Megadeth saja pun OK.

Nampak gaya itulah yang aku dapat. Show start pukul 7pm. Disebabkan maghrib pun 8pm maka aku buat keputusan hanya akan masuk venue selesai maghrib.

Aku sampai di venue hampir 830pm. Tanpa melengahkan masa, aku masuk. DEVIL DRIVER telah pun memulakan persembahan. Aku terus masuk ke moshpit. Tak masuk habis pun sekadar di tepian je. Moshpit ganas nak mampos. Aku yang tua ni kalau masuk mau tak keluar balik. Anyway, aku tak tau apa pun pasal band ni tapi maybe ini adalah antara band New Wave of American Metal kot? Tapi gaya nampak Metal habis. Rambut panjang semuanya (tolak gitaris botak).Time last song, si vokalis suruh crowd buat ruang kosong kat tengah... "Bigger bigger", kata dia. Ahh... apa pulak dah ni. Rupa-rupanya inilah yang menjadi kegilaan remaja zaman ini. Nak sebut apa benda pun aku tak tau tapi tengok le gambar tu. Ganas! Ganas!



Tapi satu hapah pun aku tak paham depa ni. Tapi lagu dia henjut-henjut juga so aku pun goyang-goyang la sikit. Dalam fikiranku, tak pasti ni band no berapa ni. Ikutkan start 7pm. Tapi tak kisahlah, band yang lain tu tak penting. Aku nak tengok MEGADETH je...

Tak berapa lama, DEVIL DRIVER pun minta diri. Aku pun dari tadi tengah dok fikir, nak beli ke t shirt. Harga $45. Mahal tu. Separuh harga tiket. Tapi takpelah... dah banyak show aku pergi, satu t shirt pun tak beli. So hari ni aku belilah!

Lepas beli, terus aku simpan masuk dalam kereta. Jauh la pulak tapi takkan la nak pegang je baju tu ye tak? So menapak le aku pergi dan balik. Aku masuk balik ke dalam dewan dan nampaknya band yang seterusnya belum memulakan persembahan. Aku pun tak tau siapa yang nak main lepas ni... Ada ke lagi Lacuna Coil ataupun Static X. Oleh kerana aku menyangkakan yang dua band itu akan meneruskan persembahan, maka aku pun pi dok kat atas (ada kerusi) konon nak bersantai.

Tengok-tengok... MEGADETH rupanya. Terus aku melompat dari kerusi dan turun bawah dan tolak diri sendiri ke depan. Nak tengok batang hidung Abang Mus dengan jelas hehehe..

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Masa aku kat Malaysia dulu ada collegue aku kata Dave Mustaine ni badan besar tinggi lampai masa dia tengok show Megadeth kat UK. Tapi aku tengok dari bawah, takde la besar sangat. Rasa macam dia sama level ke dengan bandmates yang lain. Anyway... alahai... syoknya dapat nengok Megadeth. Walaupun showmanship takde la energetik macam DEVIL DRIVER tapi stage presence depa memang kuat. Tak perlu la nak lompat-lompat atau buat windmill. Lagipun lagu-lagu depa dah cukup established untuk mendapatkan reaksi penonton. Umur pun bukan makin muda (macam aku). Nak banging sangat pun, esok naya je sakit tengkuk hahahah...

Setlist yang aku ingat la, kurang sikit kuantiti dari show kat Singapore seperti yang dilaporkan oleh sedara kira en deaforever (MEGADETH in Singapore). Yang aku dok ingat la camnih...

Sleepwalker
Take No Prisoners
In My Darkest Hour
Gears Of War
Wake Up Dead
A Tout Le Monde (with Scabia!!!)
Washington Is Next
Hangar 18
Tornado of Souls
Ashes In Your Mouth
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells
Holy Wars..The Punishment Due/Mechanix
Burnt Ice


errr ada yang missing kot...

Masa lagu Sleepwalker tu ada intro macam dalam CD lepas tu Abang Mus melompat sorang-sorang memulakan riff Sleepwalker sebelum dijoin oleh bandmates yang lain. Masa ni la aku yang dok kat stand atas terus melompat ke bawah. Tak sangka pulak lepas Devil Driver, Megadeth main. Aku ingatkan ada la Static X ke atau Lacuna Coil. Baru aku teringat, aku sejam setengah lewat sampai. So this is it. The ultimate show this year.

Abang Mus mulanya pakai gitar Dean signature dia warna kehitaman.

Aku mula menolak diriku ke depan tapi memang tak boleh nak ke depan sangat sebab blocked. Maklumlah badan kecik compare dengan mat-mat saleh ni badan bagak-bagak. Terpaksa la aku berpuashati dengan posisi yang ada. Harapan nak tengok batang hidung Abang Mus dengan jelas tak kesampaian. Dapat tengok sipi-sipi je. Jadilah...

Abang Mus tak cakap banyak. At least pada 3-4 lagu awal. Habis satu lagu, sambung lagu seterusnya. Bila nak habis lagu, aku on cepat-cepat kamera nak rakam "that moment" he speaks. Nasibku baik, sebelum lagu Gears of War, Abang Mus muncul berseorangan di atas stage dan mula membuka mulut, aku on kamera dan resultnya seperti di bawah. Berdasarkan jeritan membingitkan telinga crowd, aku rasa bukan aku je yang menunggu suara sengau Abang Mus:


Solo Glen Drover memang seperti yang ramai melaporkan sebijik macam dalam CD, tak kira zaman siapa la. Malah solo Friedman pun hampir sama walaupun skil sudah tentu Friedman lebih. Mungkin ada teknik tertentu yang digunakan oleh beliau untuk mendapatkan pattern yang sama, tapi two thumbs up kerana dapat execute that solos! Cuma satu komplen untuk beliau ialah type of guitar yang dia pakai, Ibanez shaped Dean tu. Hmmm... macam tak sesuai la. Dulu Friedman pakai Jackson Kelly dan Pitrelli pakai Gibson Explorer so better look onstage kalau beliau tukar bentuk gitar tu. Takde masalah nak dapat shape yang ganas lagi pelik sebab Dean yang sponsor tu... macam-macam dok ada dalam archive.

Backing vokal, aku rasa Abang Mus takde masalah. Sebab semua boleh jadi backing vokal. Termasuk la drummer! Cakap pasal drummer, gaya atas pentas ada kurang sikit tak berapa agresif. Mungkin disebabkan pattern drum Megadeth yang asal pun memang basic, sesuai dengan lagu. Tapi drumset memang cun... pakai cage system. Bass player pulak excellent performance. Ada showmanship.

Cuma bila perhati balik, lineup semua dah ada kerut di muka menampakkan umur yang makin lanjut. Terus teringat pada diriku yang juga nak lanjut usia. Tapi disebalik umur yang lanjut itu nampak kematangan dan pengalaman yang banyak *sniff*. Errr... meh tengok gambar lagi hahaha... Lighting system memang cun!





Abang Mus dalam show ni at least pakai 3 gitar yang sama tetapi berlainan warna. Mula dengan kehitaman, kemudian keperangan dan kembali kehitaman. Gitar signature dia yang dengan Dean tu la. Malang sekali. How I wish dia endorse GIBSON Flying V. Tambah macho kalau dia pakai gitar tu.



At the end of the day, aku rasa everyone's happy! Aku yang dah penat berdiri ni pun puas! The whole of Megadeth salute kepada crowd untuk beberapa lama sebelum meninggalkan pentas. Apabila kesemua telah hilang, Abang Mus muncul kembali untuk melafazkan kata-kata hikmat beliau...

"You've been great, we've been MEGADETH!"


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